Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Union Jack Pillow

I have been admiring Amy Smart's Union Jack quilt at Diary of a Quilter for some time. I followed the progress of her blocks and am totally infatuated with the finished quilt. One day, I would love to tackle an entire quilt of Union Jacks, but in the meantime, I decided to start smaller with a couple of pillows for my best friend back in Texas.

Like Amy, I used the Victory Garden pattern by Busy Bee Quilt Designs. I added a couple of borders and quilted it with straight lines. For a more polished finish, I wanted to attempt an invisible zipper rather than my usual envelope back, so I asked my experienced mom for help. She did a beautiful job, though I am not sure this quite overcame my fear of the invisible zipper...I am still much more comfortable with the trusty envelope closure!

I am linking up to Fabric Tuesday over at Quilt Story -click over for some creative inspiration...